Bug 2386885 (CVE-2024-8244) - CVE-2024-8244 golang:path/filepath: Golang Walk/WalkDir symlink race
Summary: CVE-2024-8244 golang:path/filepath: Golang Walk/WalkDir symlink race
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2024-8244
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-08-06 16:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-08-06 19:53 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-08-06 16:01:19 UTC 
The filepath.Walk and filepath.WalkDir functions are documented as not following symbolic links, but both functions are susceptible to a TOCTOU (time of check/time of use) race condition where a portion of the path being walked is replaced with a symbolic link while the walk is in progress.
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